CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 077 (P263109)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 08243

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. {d#}[nin-urta] [...] kal#-ga#-[ni-sze3 hul2-la]
2. ur-sag IM-ulu3#-[gin7] [...]
3. {d}nin-urta aga-zi {d#}[|SZE.TIR|-an-na] igi gir2-re-de3 [...]
4. su6#-nun-e za-gin3 e-ru-a x [...]
5. za3-pirig-e musz-e-esz2 eme-e3#-[de3] |AN.KA.AN.NI.SI#| KA si-il-li#
6. {d}nin-urta lugal {d}en-lil2-la2-le ni2-te-na diri#-ga#
7. ur-sag {sa}szu2-usz-gal lu2-erim2-e szu2-a
8. {d}nin-urta ni2-giz-zux(MI)-zu kalam-ma la2-a#
9. szur2 ki-bal-a-sze3 tum3# ukkin-bi du6-ul-du6-ul#
10. {d}nin-urta lugal dumu a-a#-[ni-ir] su3-ud-bi kiri4 szu-[gal2]
11. {gisz}gu-za bara2-mah [...] ni2-gal [...]
12. ezen#-gar-ra-[ni] [...]
13. an# {d#}en#-[lil2] [...]
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: along LE.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Lugale, 2 (1983) 013 E

    [vanDijk1983Lugale] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1983. Lugal Ud Me-Lám-Bi Nir-G̃ál : Le Récit Épique et Didactique Des Travaux de Ninurta, de Déluge et de La Nouvelle Création. Leiden : E. J. Brill.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 08243
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000351 (Ninurta's Exploits [Lugale]) composite (P469530) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 077 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P263109.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 077 artifact entry (No. P263109). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P263109 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 077 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P263109 (Accessed: July 1, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P263109},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P263109},
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